D.C. pharmacist accused of killing husband

Diana Lalchan, 27-year-old pharmacist at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, is accused of intentionally killing her 36-year-old husband, Christopher Lalchan, at their District of Columbia home on March 28, 2013. Diana, who was initially charged with second-degree murder in her husband's death, had the charge reduced to voluntary manslaughter after a judge found enough evidence to support the possibility that she killed her husband in self-defense, the Washington Post reports. The charge was reduced April 3, 2013 and Diana Lalchan was ordered to be released from jail. She was sent to a halfway house and placed on GPS monitoring until her trial, according to the paper. Police say Lalchan called 911 just after midnight on March 28, 2013 to report that she had shot her husband. Police say Lalchan told detectives that she picked up a pistol from the television stand and shot her husband after a series of arguments that she said made her feel unsafe, CBS DC reports. Lalchan's attorney, Arthur Ago, says his client was abused throughout her four year marriage to Christopher Lalchan, but charges were never filed, the paper reports. The case was sent to a grand jury and jurors can decide to indict Lalchan on additional charges based on evidence.